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No Easy Fix | 3. A Golden Opportunity
Episode 142

No Easy Fix | 3. A Golden Opportunity

Is there such a thing as compassionate coercion when it comes to saving lives?

Radio Atlantic

August 14, 202538m 9s

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Show Notes

In July, President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for an expansion of involuntary commitment—forcing people into treatment facilities—in response to the homelessness crisis. San Francisco has been attempting such an expansion for the past 19 months. What can the rest of the country learn from California? 


This is the final episode in a three-part series from Radio Atlantic, No Easy Fix, about homelessness and addiction in San Francisco.


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